A systematic review of social connections as determinants of obesity: Longitudinal evidence limited to marital transitions.

Rana Madani CiviSanaz MehranfarRiley PlunkettGerry VeenstraAnnalijn Ida Conklin
Published in: Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity (2024)
Our review revealed a paucity of prospective evidence on social connections as determinants of obesity among aging adults. There is limited evidence that marital transitions are associated with changes in anthropometric measurements in aging individuals, but no evidence on the effects of changes in living arrangements, social participation, and social networks on anthropometric measurements. More research attention to the social determinants of obesity is warranted.